Climate averages 1991–2020
Bunda weather
in August.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Bunda: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 18.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Musoma (59 km away). In August its highs average 26.6°C, 1.8°C cooler than Bunda, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Bunda ranks joint 14th of 43 for the warmest August highs and joint 35th of 43 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 43 cities is 26.7°C; Bunda is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bunda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 120 | 18.1 | 12.212 h |
| February | 27.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 97 | 15.1 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.5°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 145 | 20.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 26.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 171 | 21.1 | 12.112 h |
| May | 26.8°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 81 | 13.8 | 12.012 h |
| June | 27.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 25 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| July | 28.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 12 | 2.8 | 12.012 h |
| August, selected | 28.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 34 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| September | 29.0°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 56 | 10.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 113 | 17.3 | 12.212 h |
| November | 26.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 172 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| December | 26.2°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 164 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Musoma in AugustTanzania · 59 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Bariadi in AugustTanzania · 87 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 17.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Tarime in AugustTanzania · 93 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Mwanza in AugustTanzania · 121 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Migori in AugustKenya · 126 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Sengerema in AugustTanzania · 153 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 34 mm rain
- Kisii in AugustKenya · 179 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Shinyanga in AugustTanzania · 189 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 2.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bunda) is explained once on the Bunda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.